SAN JOSE, Calif. – The question of whether or not Chris Weidman is ready for a shot at Anderson Silva may have been answered.

Weidman, in just his ninth career fight, stayed unbeaten and looked more dominant than ever before with a second-round TKO of Mark Munoz. And though a middleweight title shot against Silva was far from guaranteed, Weidman set himself ahead of the pack for now.

The middleweight bout was the main event of Wednesday’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 event at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.

Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) took control against Munoz immediately, shooting for a takedown against the Division-I national champion wrestler from Oklahoma State. Once Weidman, himself a two-time All-American wrestler from Hofstra, had Munoz on the ground, it was a dominant frame.

He worked for submissions, and though he couldn’t get the finish, the tone was set. In the second, Weidman again took Munoz down with relative ease seconds after the round started. But this time, once Munoz was able to work back to his feet, Weidman demonstrated a level of power he hadn’t shown before. A massive elbow was right on the money, drilling Munoz in the forehead and appearing to knock him out instantly.

On the ground, Weidman rained down precise punches to Munoz’s face before referee Josh Rosenthal pulled the trigger on the stoppage.

With the dominant victory, Weidman perhaps put himself in position to be the next title challenger for 185-pound champion, Anderson Silva. Silva this past Saturday stopped Chael Sonnen with a second-round TKO.

Munoz (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was thought to be ahead of Weidman in the pecking order, and a win might have gotten him a title shot. But Weidman said he’s ready now following the dominant victory.

“I want Anderson Silva,” Weidman said. “Every time I’ve had a full training camp, I’ve gotten a finish. Give me a full training camp and I’d love a shot at the man, Anderson Silva. I really think I could do pretty good. So give me a shot, please.”

Weidman said light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ famous elbows played a role for the finishing shot he threw.

“I’ve just been playing around with some elbows with Gian Villante,” Weidman said. “I’ve got the long reach for it. Jon Jones gave a pretty good blueprint on how to use them.”

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